A discussion about the share price per se as evidence of company failure is senseless IMO.
Apparently, however, not in Richard Russell's opinion:
I always put the price action in the market first on my list of what to believe.
http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/KWN_DailyWeb/Entries/2013/9/5_Richard_Russell_-_Gold_Basing_%26_A_Key_World_Market_In_Trouble.html